Words Containing LY — English Word List

Every English word containing "LY". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.

341 words found

15 Letter Words(1)

instantaneously18

14 Letter Words(7)

conservatively25geographically26hypothetically30professionally22scientifically24systematically24understandably21

13 Letter Words(10)

approximately29automatically20categorically21contractually20intentionally16interestingly17realistically18theoretically21unfortunately19unnecessarily18

12 Letter Words(20)

accidentally20additionally17artificially20consistently17continuously17electrolytes17incidentally18indefinitely19individually20legitimately18occasionally19particularly19phonetically22purposefully22respectfully22ridiculously18specifically24successfully22surprisingly18unbelievably22

11 Letter Words(29)

accordingly20anonymously19beautifully19dangerously16desperately17differently21drastically17effectively25efficiently22electrolyte16emotionally16essentially14exclusively26financially19fortunately17immediately19importantly18justifiably26momentarily18necessarily16objectively28permanently18politically18potentially16practically20technically21temporarily18voluntarily17wonderfully21

10 Letter Words(45)

absolutely15accurately17apocalypse19apparently17chemically22completely19constantly15creatively18definitely17discreetly16distinctly16especially17eventually16freakishly23frequently25generously14incredibly18inevitably18internally13ironically15mournfully18officially21ordinarily14originally14ostensibly15personally15physically23positively18previously18relatively16remarkably21repeatedly16rightfully20separately15shockingly23supposedly18surgically16tastefully16thankfully23thoroughly20tragically16truthfully19ultimately15vigorously17wrongfully20

9 Letter Words(43)

amazingly24basically16butterfly17carefully17centrally14certainly14correctly16currently14digitally14evidently16extremely21generally13genuinely13gradually14hopefully20illegally13initially12instantly12jellyfish25knowingly20literally12naturally12nervously15obviously17painfully17partially14patiently14perfectly19polygraph20precisely16presently14primarily16privately17quarterly21regularly13seemingly15seriously12sincerely14specially16strangely13typically19unusually12virtually15

8 Letter Words(47)

actively16actually13analysis11applying16assembly15bullying14candidly15casually13covertly16directly14entirely11formally16formerly16friendly15honestly14horribly16implying16insanely11lawfully17manually13mentally13monopoly15multiply15newlywed18normally13politely13possibly15probably17promptly17properly15publicly17randomly14recently13remotely13secondly14secretly13severely14silently11slightly15smoothly16socially13strictly13strongly12suddenly13terribly13unlikely15visually14

7 Letter Words(36)

awfully16briefly15clearly12closely12elderly11equally19exactly19finally13firefly16firstly13frankly17freshly16greatly11happily17heavily16ideally11legally11lightly14locally12luckily16monthly15morally12plainly12proudly13quickly25quietly19rapidly13relying11roughly14shortly13sparkly16totally10usually10utterly10vaguely14weirdly14

6 Letter Words(59)

barely11bodily12bubbly15calmly13chilly14cuddly13deadly11dearly10deeply12doubly12easily9evenly12fairly12family14flyers12flying13fondly13freely12gently10gladly11hardly13highly16hourly12humbly16kindly14lastly9lately9likely13lonely9loudly10lovely12lyrics11mainly11measly11merely11mildly12mostly11nearly9neatly9nicely11openly11overly12partly11poorly11purely11rarely9really9safely12shelly12simply13slowly12smelly11softly12supply13surely9weekly16widely13wildly13wisely12

5 Letter Words(34)

apply12badly11belly10billy10bully10burly10curly10daily9dolly9early8flyer11fully11girly9golly9holly11imply12jelly15jolly15kelly12lying9lymph15lynch13manly10molly10newly11oddly10rally8sadly9sally8silly8sully8truly8wally11willy11

4 Letter Words(7)

ally7duly8holy10lily7only7rely7ugly8

3 Letter Words(3)

fly9ply8sly6

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About These Words

Of the 341 matching words, the most common length is 6 letters (59 words, 17% of results).

The shortest 3-letter words are fly, ply, sly.

The longest results are instantaneously at 15 letters each.

Length distribution

3 letters

3 (1%)

4 letters

7 (2%)

5 letters

34 (10%)

6 letters

59 (17%)

7 letters

36 (11%)

8 letters

47 (14%)

9 letters

43 (13%)

10 letters

45 (13%)

11 letters

29 (9%)

12 letters

20 (6%)

13 letters

10 (3%)

14 letters

7 (2%)

15 letters

1 (0%)

Scrabble scores (shortest words)

fly 9ptsply 8ptssly 6pts

Frequently Asked Questions

How many English words contain "LY"?

There are 341 English words that contain "LY". Some examples include: fly, ply, sly, ally, duly.

What are some short words containing "LY"?

Some of the shortest words containing "LY" are: fly, ply, sly, ally, duly, holy, lily, only.

Are words containing "LY" good for Scrabble?

Words containing "LY" vary in Scrabble value depending on the letters involved. High-value letters like Q, Z, X, and J score more points.